Nine kicks off NRL Season

If your a fan of NRL your going to be counting down the last few days for it’s return.

Ray Warren, the voice of rugby league, will be calling all the action again from the Nine Network commentary box. He’ll be joined by Peter Sterling, Phil Gould, Brad Fittler, Brett Finch, Darren Lockyer,Ray Hadley, and Rugby League Immortals Andrew “Joey” Johns and Wally “The King” Lewis. Cameron Williams and Yvonne Sampson will host Nine’s NRL coverage for the 2015 season.

The Brisbane Broncos will burst out of the gate for the season opener when they take on the 2014 Telstra premiers, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, LIVE on Thursday night (March 5) at 7.30pm AEDT from Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium.

Following this, the first Friday night footy night clash of the year (March 6) will see Anthony Watmough and his new team, the Parramatta Eels, facing off against his old club, the Manly Sea Eagles.

Straight after the NRL season opener, The Footy Show returns for 2015 with Paul “Fatty” Vautin, Erin Molan, Darryl “The Big Marn” Brohman and Beau Ryan. Everyone’s favourite segments will be back, including Beau Knows and Small Talk with the Big Marn – and who will get the treatment this year in The Footy Show Multi Channel Network? Plus some new surprises and big announcements coming soon.

The Wide World of Sports website – wideworldofsports.com.au – will keep rugby league fans up to speed online with live scores and statistics, round-the-clock news, and expert analysis from Andrew Johns.